These values can be changed later, so don’t worry too much! We are only entering them now to give ourselves some structure to work within. Select Family Dimensions from the left of the Font Info dialog, and enter values for Ascender and Descender, and in Font Dimensions, enter values for Caps Height and x Height. To do this, click on the Font Info icon in the top-left corner. This will ensure that the letters you draw are of consistent height. Once you have the design DNA figured out, you can change the encoding to suit the scale of your project.īefore you start drawing, it is good to define some basic vertical metrics. This will bring up the special Drawing encoding, which is organized in such a way that you see all the glyphs that look alike together – an advantage when you are still determining the proportions and features of your design. To see more glyphs, select New font in the sidebar. Right now, it will show only one glyph, the. The Font Window displays all the glyphs that are in your font. Open FontLab, and go to File > New Font… or press Cmd N to create a new font. This tutorial will give you a jump start in starting a new (Latin) font, drawing some glyphs, spacing them, and exporting your font for testing. We understand the pains of learning the ropes of a new application, but starting your next font in FontLab VI couldn’t be easier.

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